Shakira,Roger Waters buy a Caribbean island

Both of them are reportedly hoping to reinvent the concept of tourism by building both a set of luxury holiday homes which will also include private beaches and a number of hotels with plans to sell prime seaside property on the island.

Shakira and Waters have also made plans to build an artists’ retreat which will house a series of artists-in-residence,galleries populated with up-and-comers’ works and a programme offering semester-long sabbaticals.

“It’s a beautiful island. It’s got some height to it,which means as you build up,you get better views. There is the ocean to the east of it so you’ve got reefs and views of turquoise water. On the other side of the island is limey,light turquoise water because it is shallow. It’s a great fishing area,” said John Christie,vice president of a Caribbean real estate brokerage firm.